Your argument doesn't make sense in that with fast lenses, You have so much speed and such shallow DOF that the Standard surrounding ground glass (not in the center) on just about Any finder will allow you to get correct focus. What Youre saying is that you don't like the split image in The center, but then follow that with saying you don't Use the center when the subject is off center. That's What the surrounding ground glass is for. Jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:59 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator, part Three (III)- NOT They suck with any lens faster than f2 or slower than f4. They black out with the latter, and with the former, your depth of field is too shallow wide open to focus and recompose accurately with subjects that are within 10'-15' of you. -Adam Cory Papenfuss wrote: > You guys must be better than I at using plain matte screens. The > best thing I've ever done with my -DS was *add* a split-prism focus > screen. Probably about 1/10th as many missed focus shots since I've done > that. > > I agree that micproprism aids suck with lenses slower than 2.8 or > so. With a fast 50 or similar, they're beautiful IMO. To each their > own... that's why they're *replaceable*. > > -Cory > > >>I've done this on every SLR camera I've owned since 1969. I hate >>microprism focus aids particularly, but split image rangefinders are >>also obnoxious. >> >>G >> >>On Oct 18, 2006, at 4:47 PM, Adam Maas wrote: >> >> >>>I'm actually in the process of replacing all my split-prism screens >>>with >>>plain screens, where possible. I find split-prisms annoying as they're >>>never where you need them ... >> >> >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
